Power plant dispatch study: an analysis of the PIES model of electric utility dispatch

Technical Report · Mon Nov 05 00:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5715719· OSTI ID:5715719

Sustman, J. E.

The electric utility sector sub-model within PIES uses a number of modeling approximations in order to formulate the power plant dispatch in a linear programming framework. Several such modeling details were studied using a probabilistic dispatch model (PROMOD III) to quantify the error introduced by each. These tests indicate that PIES tends to significantly underpredict the consumption of high cost fuels (distillates, etc.) by the electric utility sector. Two adjustments to the PIES model are suggested as means of overcoming this problem.

• Research Organization: Energy Management Associates, Inc., Atlanta, GA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EI-78-C-01-6366
• OSTI ID: 5715719
• Report Number(s): DOE/EIA-6366/1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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